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Hello Wislu, I can't answer yet, I'm sick. More later. I have a better
explanation later.........Peter
"Wislu Plethora" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Thanks for the answer, but I'm not clicking on anything
> in that directory.
> >Here is my procedure. I get an email, and I like to safe
> the attachment. For
> >some reason, MS decides where to put this file, some
> obscure directory, not
> >even the last one I saved in. Then I click on my
> documents, then my work
> >directory, then the department directory. Then I click on
> open, because
> >there is no "save" or "OK " button, and then the name
> changes to a file in
> >the that directory. I am not highlighting any file or
> anything. This happens
> >with download as well, not just email attachments.
> Remember, as long as I go
> >and say OK to the directory MS picks, all is well, it all
> starts when I
> >redirect. I've done that for years and had no problems. I
> do NAV checking,
> >Spybot checking and Adaware checking once a week. Well
> the NAV is on all the
> >time, and I check all my email in text........Peter
> >
>
> You're still not making any sense. First the "obscure
> directory" you refer to is the folder where the attachment
> is on you disk. When you download the message from the
> server, it's stored on disk. You didn't think it was
> hovering in the ether above your head did you?
> OK--the attached file that you want to save has a name,
> right? Let's say it's Attachment.doc. You right-click on
> the attachment in the message (or in Outlook Express,
> choose "save attachement") and you're given the initial
> option to save the message in the temp folder mentioned
> above. You change this by navigating (in the "save as"
> window) to the folder of your choice. You verify that the
> filename hasn't changed, or you change it to something of
> your preference. Then you click on "Save."
> That's how it works.